Definitions for the word "nap" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. i.
To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. i.
To be in a careless, secure state.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To raise, or put, a nap on.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v.
(-pp-) sleep lightly or briefly. n. Short sleep or doze, esp. By day. catch a person napping detect in negligence etc; catch off guard. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
8. n.
Raised pile on textiles, esp. Velvet. [low german or dutch]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
9. n.
1 form of whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take. 2 racing tip claimed to be almost a certainty. v. (-pp-) name (a horse etc.) As a probable winner. go nap 1 attempt to take all five tricks in nap.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
10. slang
or NAB, to take, steal, or receive; “you’ll NAP it,” _i.e._, you
will catch a beating.—_North_; also _Old Cant_.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
11. slang
to break, or rap with a hammer. _See_ KNAP.—_North._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
12. slang
or NAPPER, a hat. From “nab,” a hat, cap, or head.—_Old Cant._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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